An Irishman who pleaded guilty earlier this week to causing almost €340,000 worth of damage to an Australian hotel has been found dead.

Australian Grand Prix organisers are convinced Formula One will return down under despite threats from the world governing body.

The Australian army today began ferrying more than 430 refugees from a container ship to a troop ship, the first stage in a journey that will see them taken to Nauru and New Zealand via Papua New Guinea.